Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLV - Medical Professions
Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification
Chapter 35 - Clinical Laboratory Personnel
Subchapter A - Scope and Definitions
Section XLV-3501 - Scope and Purpose of Chapter

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XLV-3501

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Scope of Chapter. The rules of this Chapter provide for and govern the licensure and certification of clinical laboratory personnel to practice clinical laboratory science in the state of Louisiana.

B. Declaration of Purpose. The purpose of these rules and the law they implement is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of Louisiana from improper performance of laboratory tests by clinical laboratory personnel. Clinical laboratories provide essential services to health care practitioners by furnishing information vital to determination of the nature, cause, and extent of the condition involved. Licensure of laboratory personnel protects against the improper performance of laboratory tests by establishing and enforcing minimum requirements for safe practice.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270(A)(5) and 37:1311-1329.

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